As a long-time student and teacher of Kinetic
Awareness®, I have found KA to be a
constantly surprising way to experience my BodyMind.
Combined with dance-movement therapy, KA is the best
technique for accessing body-based information and
promoting psychophysical communication. This
"conversation," as founder Elaine Summers calls it,
becomes a way to promote healing at all levels.

In addition to my involvement with
KA®, I am a
registered dance-movement therapist and currently the
American Dance Therapy Association Treasurer. I have
worked in psychiatric facilities, medical and
wellness settings, and private practice since
1979.

I have taught in several graduate dance therapy
programs including Antioch College, Pratt Institute,
and Lesley College where I was the program
coordinator from 1993-1996.

We examine how race, culture, and ethnicity
affect our work as creative arts therapists. In
the multicultural environment of the United
States, we continually confront such
differences in clinical settings. How can we,
as mental health professionals, become more
culturally skilled in negotiating daily
interactions and gain insight into social,
emotional, and political realities?

Action
in the form of experiential dance/movement
therapy exercises, discussion of intercultural
theory, and dialogue ground the learning.
Working both individually and as a group, we
use each other and ourselves as resources in
creating a dynamic community of inquiry and
learning. (3 credits)